Hello —
I’m Andrei Popov.
I’m a career banker. startup mentor. tech enthusiast. horse-back rider. venture fund partner. father of two. occasional runner. science fiction fan.
Banker turned investor. Builder of teams and systems. Reader, runner, occasional rider.
About
A quick introduction.
Hello, and welcome — nice to have you here.
I spent the first half of my career inside large banks and the second half helping younger companies grow up. These days I invest, advise, and occasionally roll up my sleeves to help a team I care about.
If something here sparks a thought, the contact section has all the ways to reach me — email, LinkedIn, GitHub, Telegram, Mastodon. Whichever is easiest.
Career
Where I’ve spent my time.
- 2023 — now
Venture Fund Partner
Digital Space Ventures
On the hunt for the next big thing. If you think yours is the one — tell me. - 2019 — now
Startup Mentor & Advisor
Independent
Helping founders ship, hire, and grow up. A lot of mentoring with impact-driven startups; I know a thing or two about high-performance teams. Just ask. - 2018 — 2021
Chief Information / Technology Officer & MD
Paysend Group
Ran technology and operations for a fast-scaling global payments company. We launched a card-to-card transfer service that now moves money across borders for millions of users. See it. - 2011 — 2018
Board Member, CIO
Raiffeisenbank Russia
Modernized the technology of the largest foreign bank in the country — from VB6 back-water to a real engineering organization. Check them out.
Selected work
Things I’m building or backing.
IPAP Consulting
A consultancy I co-founded that helps companies through digital and organizational transformation in a disciplined, structured way. We've been through this on the inside, multiple times, in multiple industries.
Digital Space Ventures
An early-stage technology fund built by operators who've shipped things at scale. We back founders building durable, category-defining companies.
Rowing (someday)
A placeholder for a chapter I'd like to write — about getting back on the water, training properly, and maybe coaching again. A standing reminder that the list is never quite finished.